Islamism in Turkey

Turkish intelligence nabs FETÖ terror group member abroad

The Turkish intelligence nabbed a member of the FETÖ abroad and brought him back to Turkey, a security source said on May 31. 

It was learned that Selahaddin Gülen, who is a relative of FETÖ's ringleader Fetullah Gülen, fled abroad with the help of the terror group's covert structure, said a security source who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media.

Turkey ‘neutralized’ 1,162 terrorists in 2021: Defense Ministry

Turkish forces have neutralized 1,162 terrorists in operations within the country and outside its borders this year, the National Defense Ministry said on May 30. 

The terrorists were neutralized in 181 large- and medium-scale operations, ministry spokeswoman Maj. Pınar Kara told a news briefing.

Prison sentence upheld for former court member

Turkey's Supreme Court on March 20 upheld the prison sentence handed to a former Constitutional Court (AYM) member for being a member of the FETÖ, the group behind the 2016 defeated coup attempt.

With the approval of the Supreme Court Criminal General Board, Erdal Tercan will serve 10 years, seven months and 15 days in prison.

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